#programme

Programme names have been changed, and we have Andrew Neil saying he won't be using long words. ↗

— Jonathan Dimbleby

#been #changed #long #long words #names

That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter. ↗

— Jonathan Dimbleby

#broadcaster #delivers #knowledge #matter #programmes

The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government. ↗

— George Osborne

#decisions #economy #foundations #government #programmes

The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into modern literature. There are grandparents out there who speak Klingon, who are quite capable of holding down a job. No one would think twice now about a parallel universe. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#after #bbc #been #capable #doctor

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls. ↗

— Charley Pride

#consultants #country #country music #defined #fans

In the beginning, there were Real Programmers. ↗

— Eric S. Raymond

#in the beginning #programmers #real #were

It is harder to lie in an interview. A good interview - and it can be polite - is not a one way street like a candidate controlled ad. An interview is not programmed by the candidate and so the candidate can't be exactly sure what will be asked. ↗

— Greta Van Susteren

#asked #candidate #controlled #exactly #good

By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#birth #breakdown #children #driving #family

I'm supposed to be the director of a television company, but I've only ever seen that company as a vehicle for making the kind of programmes we wanted to make, getting our ideas on the screen. ↗

— Rory Bremner

#director #ever #getting #i #ideas

I could suddenly see the pressures all around; these endless magazines and cheap reality TV programmes poking at women, humiliating us for every flaw. It makes me so angry. I really wonder what it is we are doing to ourselves, because I do think women can be the worst ones for picking each other apart. ↗

— Amanda Burton

#apart #around #because #cheap #could